W. J. Hooker Receiving Rhododendrons From Local People in Himalaya, 1849 (After a Drawing by Taylor)
Represented work of art
Artist
Walter Hood Fitch
Other Titles
- W. J. Hooker Receiving Rhododendrons From Natives in Himalaya, 1849 (After a Drawing by Taylor)
Material
Dimensions21 1/8 x 27 1/2 (53.5 x 69.75)
Work type
Inscription
- Inscribed Fitch. /After A is cut off Taylor ~ . . /1849. Part Of 1 is cut off bottom left
Provenance
- Purchased from H. M. Fletcher, February 1970; W. J. Hooker until his death when it was left to a near relative and on her death it came into the hands of an antique dealer in the West Country from whom Mr Fletcher purchased it - taken from a letter 2/9/70 from Fletcher to Willis Van Devanter. See xerox in envelope; When Hooker Went to Himalayas to Collectionect Rhododendrons he wanted Fitch to go with him but because of other commitments he was unable to leave England so another artist, Taylor, went to help with the sketching. Whilst there he drew a pencil sketch of Hooker receiving specimens from the natives, and on their return to England it was Fitch's job to make finished drawings of the sketches Taylor had made. - Dealer note. See xerox of letter in envelope; For Further information on the artist please see xerox of Chapter 20 from Wilfrid Blunt's The Art of Botanical Illustration in envelope.
Previous owner
Paul Mellon
(1907-1999)
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Negative Number6191
Archival context
Object numberPA-F00399-0003
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Paul Mellon Collection of Prints and Drawings
- Folder:PA-F00399
- Item:W. J. Hooker Receiving Rhododendrons From Local People in Himalaya, 1849 (After a Drawing by Taylor)
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of a collection of works on paper (drawings, watercolours, prints) formerly owned by the American philanthropist, Paul Mellon. The collection has now been divided and paintings are owned by the following institutions: the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond; and the Paul Mellon private collection. The Photographic Archive does not include images of every print or drawing owned by Paul Mellon.
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